Being Chiefly Reminiscences of the Days of Warren Hastings, Francis, and Impey. 304pp. In 19th century binding with leather spine and corners. Ex-Calcutta Reading Room with 2 rubber stamp marks from 1890. Minor worming largely confined to endpapers. Hinges slack. 1882 First edition, Thacker, Spink, Calcutta.

Busteed, H.E. ECHOES FROM OLD CALCUTTA.

£40.00

Being Chiefly Reminiscences of the Days of Warren Hastings, Francis, and Impey. 431pp. Index. 27 b/w plates. In original decorated boards. This is the most complete edition. Fore-edges and endpapers spotted and spine a little rubbed. 1908 Fourth edition much enlarged and with additional illustrations, Thacker.

Busteed, H.E. ECHOES FROM OLD CALCUTTA.

£40.00

Being Chiefly Reminiscences of the Days of Warren Hastings, Francis, and Impey. 359pp. 9 b/w plates. In original boards. Very good. Corners bumped. 1888 Second edition, Thacker, Spink, Calcutta.

Busteed, H.E. ECHOES FROM OLD CALCUTTA.

£13.00

Being Chiefly Reminiscences of the Days of Warren Hastings, Francis, and Impey. 431pp. Index. 27 b/w plates. In original decorated boards. Facsimile reprint of 1908 Fourth edition much enlarged and with additional illustrations. Owner's bookplate and address label. Otherwise very good indeed. 1972 Irish University Press, Shannon.

Busteed, H.E. ECHOES FROM OLD CALCUTTA.

£55.00

Being Chiefly Reminiscences of the Days of Warren Hastings, Francis, and Impey. 343pp. 15 b/w plates. With the bookplate of George Allen, proprietor of 'The Pioneer' and patron of Kipling. Very good. Some wear to cloth at head and tail of spine. 1897 Third edition, Thacker, Spink, Calcutta.

Calcutta Metropolitan Planning Organisation. BASIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

£19.00

Calcutta Metropolitan District 1966-1986. 176pp. 4to. 30 maps (in colour with one large folding), 9 diagrams and 40 tables. Very good. 1966 Government of West Bengal.

Cannon, Garland (edits). THE LETTERS OF SIR WILLIAM JONES.

£58.00

In two volumes. 977pp. Index. Fine in chipped dustwrappers. 1970 First edition, At The Clarendon Press, Oxford.

Cannon, Garland and Brine, Kevin R. OBJECTS OF ENQUIRY.

£25.00

The Life, Contributions, and Influences of Sir William Jones (1746-1794). 185pp. Index. Fine. 1995 First edition, New York University Press.

Carey, W.H. THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF HONOURABLE JOHN COMPANY;

£126.00

Being Curious Reminiscences illustrating Manners and Customs of the British in India during the Rule of the East India Company from 1600-1858. In 2 vols. 494, 464 + xxx pp. In original red-brown cloth. Compiled from years of researches from old newspapers and scarce volumes. Collection of detail mainly of Calcutta life. Sections on education, charities, art, buildings, gossip, science, amusements, law, the press and literature. Very good. 1906 and 1907 Reprint, R.Cambray & Co., Calcutta

Chandra, Vikram. RED EARTH AND POURING RAIN.

£14.00

520pp. Set in 19th century Calcutta. His first novel. Fine in fine dw. 1995 First edition, Faber.

Clayton, Ann. MARTIN-LEAKE DOUBLE VC.

£16.00

250pp. Index. 7 maps. 32 b/w photographs. One of the two men to receive a VC and bar and live. Served in the RAMC in the Boer War and in WW1. He was the Chief Medical Officer of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway from 1904 until 1937. Fine in fine dw. 1994 First edition, Leo Cooper.

Curzon, Marquis of Kedleston. BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN INDIA.

£85.00

The Story of the Viceroys and Government Houses. In 2 volumes. 259pp, 268pp. Index. 84 illustrations, mostly full-page b/w photographs. 4to. Very great detail on buildings in Calcutta and Barrackpore with Curzon's views on his predecessors as Viceroy. Once in the library of 'The Conservative Club' with small bookplate and gilt crest embossed on the front boards. Very good. Slight fraying to top and bottom of the spines. 1925 First edition, Cassell.

Curzon, Marquis of Kedleston. BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN INDIA.

£85.00

The Story of the Viceroys and Government Houses. In 2 volumes. 259pp, 268pp. Index. 84 illustrations, mostly full-page b/w photographs. 4to. Very great detail on buildings in Calcutta and Barrackpore with Curzon's views on his predecessors as Viceroy. Very good. Spotting to prelims and lightly throughout. Armorial bookplates. 1925 Third impression, Cassell.

Curzon, Marquis of Kedleston. BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN INDIA.

£58.00

The Story of the Viceroys and Government Houses. In 2 volumes. 259pp, 268pp. Index. 84 illustrations, mostly full-page b/w photographs. 4to. Very great detail on buildings in Calcutta and Barrackpore with Curzon's views on his predecessors as Viceroy. Very good internally but spotty colour loss to boards. 1925 Second impression, Cassell.

165pp. Index. 5 essays on: Bengal in 1770, Nawab Najimuddowla and the English, personal relations of Warren Hastings and Sir Thomas Rumbold, the Macartney Papers at Satara, the Treaty of Mangalore. Ex-university library. Very good. 1942 University of Calcutta.

Dutta, Krishna. CALCUTTA.

£12.00

A Cultural and Literary History. 255pp. Index. Foreword by Anita Desai. Fine in fine dw. 2003 First edition, Roli Books, New Delhi.

Edwards-Stuart, Ivor. THE CALCUTTA OF BEGUM JOHNSON.

£10.00

172pp. The subject died in 1812, `the oldest British resident in Bengal' and grandmother of a British Prime Minister. Stiff card covers. Very good. 1990 First edition, BACSA.

Edwards-Stuart, Ivor. THE CALCUTTA OF BEGUM JOHNSON.

£10.00

172pp. The subject died in 1812, `the oldest British resident in Bengal' and grandmother of a British Prime Minister. Stiff card covers. Very good. Note on front endpaper. 1990 First edition, BACSA.

Evenson, Norma. THE INDIAN METROPOLIS.

£13.00

A View Toward the West. 294pp. Index. 258 photographs in colour and b/w. Study of planning and growth in Madras, Calcutta, Bombay and Delhi. Fine in chipped dustwrapper. 1989 First edition, Yale University Press.

Evenson, Norma. THE INDIAN METROPOLIS.

£18.00

A View Toward the West. 294pp. Index. 258 photographs in colour and b/w. Study of planning and growth in Madras, Calcutta, Bombay and Delhi. Fine in finedw. 1989 First edition, Yale University Press.

Fernandes, Leela. PRODUCING WORKERS.

£10.00

The Politics of Gender, Class and Culture in the Calcutta Jute Mills. 199pp. Index. Fine. 1997 First edition, Vistaar Publications, New Delhi.

356pp. Index. Facsimile reprint of 1917 original. Account of the establisment of Company administration in Bengal. Very good. 1977 Today and Tomorrow, Delhi.

Forrest, G.W. (edits). SELECTIONS FROM THE STATE PAPERS OF THE GOVERNORS-GENERAL OF INDIA.

£108.00

Warren Hastings. In 2 vols. 323 and 348pp. Index. Map in rear pocket. The first volume is the introduction to the documents in the second. Very good. 1910 First edition, Blackwell Oxford.

Fraser, Eugenie. A HOME BY THE HOOGHLY.

£5.00

A Jute Wallah's Wife. 240pp. 20 b/w photographs. Calcutta in the war and the last years of British India. Fine in fine dw. 1989 Reprint, Mainstream.

Godden, Rumer. THE DARK HORSE.

£10.00

203pp. Novel set in the racing world of 30s Calcutta. Maharajas and nuns. Fine in fine dw. Owner's name. 1981 First edition, Macmillan.

Heber, Reginald, the Late Lord Bishop of Calcutta. NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY THROUGH THE UPPER PROVINCES OF INDIA

£85.00

from Calcutta to Bombay 1824-1825 (with notes upon Ceylon). An Account of a Journey to Madras and the Southern Provinces, 1826, and Letters Written in India. In three volumes. 450, 564 527pp. Index. 29 engraved illustrations. The early 19th century marbled boards have been rebacked with new spines. Although the boards match exactly the spine labels are in different colours. Old library marks and one bookplate from the National Liberal Club . Very good. Tight, clean and complete. 1828 Second edition, John Murray, London.

Heber, Reginald. NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY THROUGH THE UPPER PROVINCES OF INDIA

347pp. Small 8vo. Portrait frontispiece. In 19th century full leather binding. Presentation inscription from 1843. Very good indeed. A lovely copy. 1842 First edition, John Murray.

Hirschmann, Edwin. ROBERT KNIGHT

£18.00

Reforming Editor in Victorian India. 272pp. Index. Account of the founding editor of 'The Times of India' and the Calcutta 'Statesman'. Fine in fine dw. 2008 First edition, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.

Hobbs, H. THE PIANO IN INDIA.

£280.00

How to Keep it in Order. 201pp + adverts for the Hobbs piano showrooms. Photographs and drawings in b/w. Signed dedication by the author. 'Practical information on the repairing, regulating, tuning, packing and treatment of pianofortes in tropical climates'. In the original purple cloth. Corners rubbed and starting to fray. Boards fading. Very good internally. 1914 Second edition, Thacker, Spink & Co., Calcutta.

Hobbs, Harry. IT WAS LIKE THIS!

£16.00

424pp. Essays, largely light-hearted on Calcutta life. With an essay on Kipling. Spine and boards faded and speckled. Private library label and various inscriptions. 1918 First edition, Calcutta, Thacker.

Hobbs, Major H. THE ROMANCE OF THE CALCUTTA SWEEP.

£30.00

286pp. Presentation copy signed by the author. Stories about horse racing, betting and lotteries. Very good internally. Edges and corners rubbed. 1930 First Thacker, Calcutta.

Hobbs, Major H. THE ROMANCE OF THE CALCUTTA SWEEP.

£24.00

286pp. Presentation copy signed by the author. Stories about horse racing, betting and lotteries. Very good. Spotting to prelims. Slight nick to edge of rear board. 1930 First edition, Thacker, Calcutta.

and Some Calcutta Graves. 191pp. Index. Researches into the extensive Indian background of the novelist's family. Very good. 1897 First edition, Henry Frowde.

Hunter, Sir William. THE THACKERAYS IN INDIA

£15.00

and Some Calcutta Graves. 191pp. Index. Researches into the extensive Indian background of the novelist's family. Very good. A little rubbed. 1897 First edition, Henry Frowde.

Institution of Engineers (India). JOURNAL.

£32.00

212pp. The main article is on 'The Congestion of Calcutta: The Scope for Tube and Suburban Electric Railways' by T.A.F.Stone. Many folding diagrams, graphs and tables. Very good. Stoutly bound in blue cloth. April 1924 volume IV, Calcutta.

434pp. Index. 10 b/w photographs. Story of Calcutta Marwari bussiness family at whose house Gangdi was shot. Fine in fine dw. 2003 First edition, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.

Lapierre, Dominique. THE CITY OF JOY.

£10.00

Bestselling account of life with the poor of Calcutta. Fine in fine dw. 1991 Reprint.

Leasor, James. BOARDING PARTY.

£12.00

The Last Action of the Calcutta Light Horse. 204pp. Index. 22 b/w illustrations. Map. Across India in 1943 to raid German shipping in neutral Goa. Very good indeed in like dw. 1978 First edition, Heinemann.

Leasor, James. BOARDING PARTY.

£14.00

The Last Action of the Calcutta Light Horse. 204pp. Index. 22 b/w illustrations. Map. Across India in 1943 to raid German shipping in neutral Goa. Fine in fine dustwrapper. 1978 First edition, Heinemann.

544pp. One of the best single-volume evocations by Western educated-Indian. Includes an interesting chapter entitled `Notes and Thoughts on Calcutta's Imperial Past'. Fine in fine dw. 1970 First edition, Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

Meigh, Francis. THE JACK PREGER STORY.

£10.00

150pp. 18 b/w photographs. The story of doctor's work with the Calcutta poor. Fine in fine dw. 1988 First edition, Tabb House.

Millar, A.A. ALEXANDER DUFF OF INDIA.

£10.00

212pp. Scottish missionary (1806-1878) influential in the development of Indian education and founder of the University of Calcutta. Fine in fine dw. 1992 First edition, Canongate, Edinburgh.

Mitra, A. CENSUS 1951: WEST BENGAL.

£21.00

District Handbooks: Howrah. 184pp. 4to. Boards a little stained but otherwise very good. 1953 Government Printing, West Bengal.

A Celebration of Calcutta. 301pp. English couple and their one year old spend five months in Calcutta. Much unsparing detail on the Fairlawn Hotel and the characters they meet. Fine in fine dw. 1999 First edition, Profile Books.

324pp. Index. The workings of city government. Very good indeed in very good dw. 1978 First edition, Corporation of Calcutta.

Sankar. CHOWRINGHEE.

£10.00

396pp. Translated from the Bengali. Novel based in old Calcutta hotel. Fine in fine dw. 2007 First edition, Atlantic Books.

Sarkar, Tanika. HINDU WIFE, HINDU NATION.

£10.00

Community, Religion and Cultural Nationalism. 290pp. Studies of Bengali culture and literature. Chapters on Bankim's novels, the autobiography of a nineteenth century Bengali woman and scandals and their cultural representation. Fine in fine dw. 2001 First, Hurst.

Shaw, Graham. PRINTING IN CALCUTTA TO 1800.

£22.00

A Description and Checklist of Printing in Late Eighteenth Century Calcutta. 249pp. Fine. 1981 First edition, The Bibliographical Society.

Teignmouth, Lord. MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE, WRITINGS, AND CORRESPONDENCE OF SIR WILLIAM JONES.

£40.00

636pp. Portrait frontispiece. Original boards detached but present. The block of the book is very good. 1807 A New Edition, John Hatchard.

In 3 vols. 4to. 736pp. 1: Consultants' Recommendations; 2: Appendices; 3: Exchange Specifications. Many maps, diagrams etc, several folding. In the original blue cloth. Report of consulting engineers appointed by the Government of India in 1945. The Chief Consultant was D.A.Barron. A lovely set in excellent condition No Date (1946) T.M.I.

Tucker, Martin. THE CHINGRI KHAL CHRONICLES.

£21.00

A Partial Family History. 636pp. A full account of the life and doings of Harry Hobbs, Calcutta businessman and writer and his family. Fine in fine dw.

Watts, William. MEMOIRS OF THE REVOLUTION IN BENGAL.

£16.00

Anno. Dom 1757. 92pp + xlivpp introduction by Bimal Kanti Ghosh. Eye-witness account of events in Calcutta by a member of the Council. Very good in slightly chipped dw. 1988 reprint, Bagchi, Calcutta.

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